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BotanyCell - The Unit of LifeCell OrganellesHard2 minPYQ_2013
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Assertion : Mitochondria and chloroplasts have their own genome. Reason : Endoplasmic reticulum and Golgi body are the cell organelles which have their own DNA.
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Solution:
Both mitochondria and chloroplast are semi-autonomous organelles as they possess their own DNA, RNA and 70S ribosomes to have sufficient functional independence from cellular machinery. Chloroplasts DNA is bigger than mitochondrial DNA. However, genetic information contained in these DNAs is limited. DNA is naked (without histone proteins) in both.
Stream:AIIMSSubject:BotanyTopic:Cell - The Unit of LifeSubtopic:Cell Organelles
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